diff --git a/jpa-container/src/test/resources/file4/META-INF/persistence.xml b/jpa-container/src/test/resources/file4/META-INF/persistence.xml
index db6b326c6e..f726c56d27 100644
--- a/jpa-container/src/test/resources/file4/META-INF/persistence.xml
+++ b/jpa-container/src/test/resources/file4/META-INF/persistence.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     specific language governing permissions and limitations
     under the License.
 -->
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <persistence xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/persistence_1_0.xsd"